Logitech G officially announced a partnership with Tencent Games to launch a cloud gaming handheld that will support a variety of cloud gaming services later this year, but did not disclose other specific information.
According to the founder of the AYANEO handheld, Uncle Tail, Logitech and Tencent cooperation handheld using the Android system to cloud games, the configuration is relatively low.
The gaming handheld combines Logitech G’s expertise in hardware with Tencent’s gaming expertise in software services. The new device will support a variety of cloud gaming services, including Microsoft Xbox Cloud Gaming and Nvidia GeForce NOW, allowing players to play 3A-level gaming masterpieces on the handheld.
If Uncle Tails’ information is accurate, the handheld is expected to be a special adaptation similar to the Android phone + gamepad, and we’ll have to wait for subsequent news on the specific experience.
At the end of last year, Qualcomm released the Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 gaming platform with Adreno GPU and support for sub-6Hz 5G, millimeter wave 5G and Wi-Fi 6E, which manufacturers can use to make handheld gaming terminals similar to the Nintendo Switch or Steam Deck.
Qualcomm says the Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 is an Android-based platform designed to play Android games, stream games from a console or PC, or play games through cloud gaming services. The Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 is targeted at devices that can play games at high levels of performance for extended periods of time, and can be considered a Snapdragon 888 enhanced version, with weaker absolute performance than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.
Tencent was granted a patent for a “gaming machine” in May of this year. The abstract of the patent shows that the product is used for gaming and entertainment, and the main point of the design is the shape of the product. The patent image shows that the console is made up of black and orange, with joysticks and buttons on both sides, resembling the Switch.
